Stand or overflow pipe for bath-tubs



(N0 Model.)- 2 SheetsSheet 1. J. BARRETT. STAND O-R OVERFLOW PIPE FOR BATH TUBS. No. 443,310. Patented Dec. 28, 1890.

WITNESSES! (NoModeL) 2 SheetsSh'eet 2. J. BARRETT.

STAND 0R OVERFLOW PIPE FOR BATH TUB'S.

No. 443,310. Patented Dec. 23, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES BARRETT,OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

STAND OR OVERFLOW PIPE FOR BATH-TUBS.

SlECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 443,310, dated December 23, 1890. Application filed July 30, 1890- Serial No. 360,403. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES BARRETT, of Boston,in the county of Suffolk and'State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stand or Overflow Pipes for Bath- Tubs, &c., of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to overflow or stand pipes for bath-tubs or other like receptacles,

in which a vertical tube is provided at its lower end with an annular valve adapted to fit a seatformed in the outlet fitting of the tub, said tube communicating with the interior of the tub at its upper end, 'so that whenwater accumulates in the tub in a sufficient quantity to reach the upper end of the tube the surplus water will overflow through the tube, the tube being removable from the outlet fitting to permit the escape of the accumulation of water when it is desired to empty the tub.

My invention has for its object to provide improved means'for supporting and guiding a stand or overflow pipe of this class and for supporting it in a raised position when it is removed from the outlet-fitting. 7

The invention consists in the combination,

with a stand-pipe having at its upper end an upper end of the stand-pipe when the latter is in place in the outlet fitting of the tub, and notches or slots formed to receive the vertical wings or ribs on the knob'or handle por-i tion when the stand-pipe is in its operative position with its lower end in the outlet fitting, the arrangement being such that the stand-pipe maybe raised until its ribs or flanges emerge from the slots or notches in the said guide or socket, and then turned to cause the lower edge of said ribs to bear on the upper edge of the socket, the stand-pipe tached.

being thereby supported in a raised position,

so that the water will escape from the tube through the outlet fitting.

The invention also consists in the combination, with the stand-pipe guiding and supporting arm, of a plate to which said arm is afiixed and two faucets, also attached to said plate at opposite sides of the said arm, the said plate being attached to the end of the bath-tub and constituting a fixture which supports the three parts-viz., the stand-pipe supporting arm and the two faucetsso that said parts may be'applied to the tub simultaneously, thus avoiding much of the labor incidentalto the application of separate faucets in the' usual way and giving the tub a neater and more effective appearance than is possessed by a tub to which the faucets are attached separately in the ordinary Way.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 represents atop view of a portionof one end of a bathtub, showing 'my improved stand-pipe supporting and guiding devices and the faucetsupporting plate to which the same is at- Fig. 2 represents a side View of the parts shown in Fig. 1 and a view of a portion of the end of the tub. Fig. 3 represents a sectionon line 3 3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 repre sents a section on line 4 at, Fig. 1, looking toward the left, and showing the stand-pipe raised from the outlet fitting and supported by the bearing of its lugs or ears on the upper end of the guiding-socket. Fig. 5 representsa section on line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 represents-a section on line 6 6 of Fig. 3.

The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all of the figures.

In the drawings, (t represents a portion of the end of a bath-tub, and b the outlet fitting of said tub, said part being of the usual or any suitable construction.

c represents the overflow'or stand pipe, the lower end of which is formed as a valve 0', adapted to fit a seat made for. it in the outlet fitting.

d represents a knob or handle attached to the upper end of the stand-pipe 0, preferably by means of a stem (1, attached to or formed on the handle d and screw-threaded at its lower end for engagement with a cross-bar or yoke 0, attached to the upper end of the stand-pipe c. On the handled are formed two vertical ribs or wings f f, (shown in Figs. 1L and 5,) said ribs or wings being formed on a cylindrical flange extending downwardly from the main portion or body of the handle (Z.

9 represents an arm rigidlyattached to the end of the tub a in any suitable manner and provided at its outer end with a spherical enlargement or socket g, which has openings in its upper and lower portions to receive and permit the vertical movement of the standpipe 0 and the flange portion of the handle (I, said pipe and handle being freely movable vertically in said socket 9'.

it represents a slot or port formed in the rear portion of the socket g forthe reception of water from the tub, said port permitting the water to enter the interior of the socket g and flow from thence downwardlythrough the stand-pipe c, the upper end of said standpipe being open within the socket g. It will be seen, therefore, that when the water rises in the tub to the height of the port it it will overflow through said port and the standpipe.

In the upper edge of the sock ct g are formed two notches or slots '6 '1', which are formed to receive the wings ffwhen the haudied and stand-pipe c are turned to position to cause said ribs to coincide with the slots i '1". \Vhen the ribs or wings ffenter the slots i i, the stand pipe is not supported by the arm 5 and its socket, and the valve portion 0 of the stand-pipe bears 011 its seat in the outlet fitting, as shown in Fig. 3. \Vhcn it -is desired to empty the tub, the handle and stand-pipe are raised until the ribs or wings f f emerge from the slots i 1', when by partial rotary movement of the handle the said ribs or wings are thrown out of line with the slots i and caused to bear on the upper edge of the socket g, as shown in Fig. 4, so that the handle and stand-pipe are supported in an ele vated position by said socket.

It will be seen that the arm g, affixed to the tub and having the spherical enlargement provided with the port 71 constitutes a neat and substantial guide and holder for the stand-pipe and keeps the standpipe always in place in the bath-tub so that it cannot be removed.

I prefer to secure the arm 9 to the end of the tub by means of a plate 7., to which the arm is secured in an y suitable way. Said plate is elongated horizontally, as shown in lrigs. 1 and 2, and to itarc attached at opposite sides of the arm gtwo faucets 1/! 21 which may be ofany suitable construction, and are rigidly attached to the plate 7; in any suitable way. The casings of the faucets are provided with tubular shanks m, which extend through the wall of the tub, and are secured by nuts 0, screwed upon their threaded ends outside of the tub, said nuts being turned up against the exterior of the tub or against the casing thereof and serving to secure the 1)late7l:inplacc. It will be seen, therefore, that the plate k sup ports the stand-pipe, holding and guiding arm 9 and the faucets on at, so that all three can be applied and removed together, and no soldering or independent attaching of either part is required. The plate 7i; maybe of any ornamental shape desired and imparts avery desirable finish to the end of the bath-tub.

To enable the stand-pipe and its valve to be supported by the end of the tub at any desired distance therefrom, and thereby adapt said stand-pipe and valve to different makes of tubs, (the waste-outlet being farther from the end of the tub in some tubs than in others,) I provide a telescopic connection between the guiding-socket g and the end of the tub. Said telescopic connection comprises the arm (I and a socket attached to the plate 7:, or, if preferred, directly to the end of the tub, said socket receiving the arm 9 and permitting the latter to slide lengthwise to increase or decrease the distance between the guiding socket g and the end of the tub. A setscrew g in the socket 9 holds the arm 9 at any point to which it may be adjusted. It will be seen that the socket and arm g, with its guiding-socket g, constitute a telescopic bracket or guide, which may be readily shortened or lengthened, as occasion may require. I do not limit myself, however, to the use of the telescopic construction; but may make said arm or bracket non-adjustable without; departing from the spirit of my invention.

1 claim as my invention- 1. Theherein-described improved overflow for bath-tubs, comprising the fixed arm having an outer socket or spherical enlargement provided with a port or opening in one side, the stand-pipe having a valve at its lower end and designed to niovcat its upper endinsaid socket or enlargement, and the handle secured to the upper open end of said pipe and designed to be supported by said socket or enlargement, substantially as set forth, whereby when said pipe is lowered and its valve seated the upper end thereof is coincident with said port or opening, as stated.

2. The herein-described improved overflow for bath-tubs, comprising the fixed arm having an outer socket or spherical enlargement provided with a port or opening in one side and with opposite slots in its upper edge, the stand-pipe having avalve at its lower end and designed to move at its upper end in said socket or enlargement, and the handle secured to the upper open end of said pipe and having ribs or Wings designed to fit in said slots, substantially as set forth, the upper open end of said pipe being coincident with said port or opening when said pipe and its valve are lowered, as stated.

The combination of the stand-pipe guiding and holding arm the plate 7.1, to which said arm is rigidly attached, and the faucets m m, attached to said plate and provided with screw-threaded Shanks m m and the two subscribing witnesses, this 19th day of clamping-n uts 0 0,Whereby said plate, together July, A. D. 1890. with the stand-pipe-supporting arm and. the

faucets, may be secured to a bath-tub or other JAMES BARRETT} 5 like receptacle, as set forth. Witnesses:

In testimony whereof I have signed my C. F. BROWN,

name to this specification, in the presence of A. D. HARRISON. 

